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REI Super names investment chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... fund's investment portfolio and strategic asset allocation, which has included the introduction of a range of new asset classes, including private credit, unlisted infrastructure and healthcare property. "Pleasingly, this strategy is delivering real ...

Super moves: HESTA, Nest, Resolution Life, NZ Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... evaluated performance. Before joining the $110 billion industry fund two years ago, Sandoval served as head of markets, asset classes and portfolio strategy at Saudi Arabia's US$925 billion Public Investment Fund. Earlier, she spent 12 years in senior ...

The shifting role of custodians in the financial ecosystem: ACSA

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... custodians of tomorrow will deliver real-time insights, seamless digital experiences and leadership in emerging asset classes - all while safeguarding assets and maintaining the resilience that regulators and clients rightly demand." "The Australian ...

FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... says Edwards. Something different Agriculture is unique and, in many ways, more multi-faceted compared to other asset classes. Selling agriculture to investors requires getting into their "hearts and minds," says Edwards. "There's an emotional engagement ...

AustralianSuper axes mid risk role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... the $387 billion fund is moving away from a primarily internally managed direct investments program across those asset classes. The team comprises three executives, including Melville, plus one support person. AustralianSuper declined to comment on the ...

TelstraSuper members caught off guard by Direct Access closure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... Super does not offer a like-for-like investment option to members, though members can invest directly in individual asset classes, like Australian shares, bonds, and term deposits. Following the review, the funds determined that "continuing the Direct ...

Diverged focus for HNWs presents adviser opportunity: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025
... participants has climbed to 171,000 in 2025, up from 146,000 last year, signalling a decisive move beyond traditional asset classes. "Private markets are now a core part of portfolio construction. Reflecting not only appetite for diversification and ...

Delaying reforms to YFYS test, RG97 costing members: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... percentage points more than locally listed assets. However, super funds are typically only allocating about 4.4% to these asset classes in MySuper products. On average, MySuper products with higher allocations to private equity and venture capital create ...

Stay or leave: ASIC's private credit clampdown tests managers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... part of a portfolio," Schloeffel said. He highlighted that the uncorrelated nature of private credit with other asset classes has also helped in gaining momentum. "It's that uncorrelated nature in its pure sense that people see some comfort in and ...

Mercer Investments shutters four options

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
... passive funds on its Wrap platform. On October 24, Macquarie closed off 243 funds that invest across a myriad of asset classes "to new investments and all automated plans for superannuation and pension." About one quarter of these are ETFs managed by ...